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Panel approves new Missouri state house districts
A panel of 20 in the Missouri House approved a new map for the chamber’s 163 seats.
Continue ReadingA panel of 20 in the Missouri House approved a new map for the chamber’s 163 seats.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man that was shot while in custody at the Cole County Jail has filed a lawsuit saying he didn’t get adequate medical care after the shooting in Nov. 2019. Brandon McNeese alleges the Cole County Sheriff’s Department and Sheriff John Wheeler did not give the highest degree of care in
Continue ReadingA Callaway County prosecutor has charged a Fulton man with animal neglect after an investigation began in early December.
Continue ReadingA Boone County prosecutor has charged a Tampa, Florida man for drug possession after a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Boone County.
Continue ReadingBoone County Fire officials are warning against using propane heaters following a house fire in Boone County Thursday afternoon.Â
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Continue ReadingLike many other hospitals, MU Health Care is facing staffing concerns. The hospital is now reassigning nurses from non-clinical areas to bedside shifts.
Continue ReadingA federal judge has sentenced an Auxvasse man for growing marijuana and illegally possessing dozens of firearms.
Continue ReadingCole County health leaders said Thursday that an overwhelming majority of patients they’re seeing in their overloaded hospitals with coronavirus are unvaccinated.
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Board of Education signed off on Superintendent Brian Yearwood’s temporary mask mandate during a special meeting Thursday morning.
Continue ReadingSeveral schools across the state have brought mask mandates back this week, saying they need to take such actions to slow the spread of the omicron variant and keep the doors open amid major staff shortages.
Continue ReadingMultiple school districts throughout Mid-Missouri have announced plans this week to temporarily close their doors or make changes to their COVID-19 guidelines, due to problems created by the coronavirus surge.
Continue ReadingIn his 2022 State of the State address, Gov. Mike Parson proposed raising the starting pay for Missouri teachers.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson spoke to the state assembly for the 2022 State of the State speech focusing on workforce, education, infrastructure, agriculture, community development, health care and public safety. “With a historic budget surplus and federal dollars coming to our state, we want to build on our past momentum to capture even
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man in northeast Columbia on Monday night says he didn’t know the gun was loaded. Shawn Long admitted to police in an interview on Tuesday that he picked up the gun and pointed it at Roberto Lauer, 18, in a “playful manner” before it
Continue ReadingThe Columbia City Council agreed Tuesday night to delay the discussion on changing the temperature threshold to open emergency warming shelters until they receive input from experts.
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Continue ReadingA full transcript of Gov. Mike Parson’s 2022 State of the State address.
Continue ReadingMissouri Governor Mike Parson is set to deliver the annual State of the State address at the capitol building Wednesday.
Continue ReadingColumbia’s park and trail bathrooms will be closed temporarily starting Wednesday because of extreme cold moving into Mid-Missouri.
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